Dr. Tuong-Vi Nguyen featured in Montreal Gazette
'There are women out there not getting help' for perinatal depression
Dr. Vi Nguyen understands more than most about perinatal depression and anxiety.
As a reproductive psychiatrist at the ɬŔď·¬ Health Centre, she specializes in diagnosing and supporting women with depression and anxiety related to pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period; as a clinician-researcher, her research includes developing screening tools for it.
ɬŔď·¬-led OCD task force unveils first-of-its kind treatment standards
The International obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) Accreditation Task Force (ATF) of top experts, led by Dr. Debbie Sookman (Associate Professor), recently published evidence-based specialty knowledge and competency standards recommended for specialized treatments for OCD through the lifespan. Read more
Lève-tôt ou couche-tard: les employeurs devraient-ils tenir compte des habitudes des travailleurs et travailleuses?, Dre Diane Boivin, Radio-Canada
Lève-tô ou couche-tard: Entrevue avec Dre Diane Boivin. Écoutez ici
Why is it so difficult to fight addictions?, Dr. Salah El Mestikawy, YouTube
Why is it so difficult to fight addictions?
Dr. Salah El Mestikawy gave an interview to Viviane Lalande, a host on the Scilabus channel and reporter with Radio Canada, to explain in simple terms how additions work and what makes them so difficult to fight. Click here to watch this interview.
Un nouveau médicament contre l'alzheimer traitera les stades précoces, Dr Serge Guthier, Radio-Canada
Un nouveau médicament contre l'alzheimer traitera les stades précoces
Pour la première fois en 20 ans, un nouveau mĂ©dicament contre la maladie d'Alzheimer a Ă©tĂ© autorisĂ©, sous conditions, par l'Agence amĂ©ricaine des mĂ©dicaments. « C'est une nouvelle importante », explique le Dr Serge Gauthier, professeur Ă©mĂ©rite en neurologie et en psychiatrie Ă l'UniversitĂ© ɬŔď·¬.
Violence familiale et sociale : les victimes indirectes de la COVID-19, Dre CĂ©cile Rousseau, Journal MĂ©tro
(Co-authored by Cécile Rousseau) Alors que la pandémie de Covid-19 sévit depuis plus d’un an, il devient de plus en plus évident que les personnes marginalisées risquent de façon disproportionnée de contracter la maladie ou d’en mourir. Parallèlement, les dommages indirects des fermetures et du confinement de la dernière année, sans oublier les difficultés financières, l’isolement social et les problèmes de santé mentale, touchent bien plus durement les membres des communautés racisées.
Un déconfinement graduel, pour ne pas retourner en arrière, Dr. Samuel Veissière, Radio-Canada
…Avec des indicateurs clairs, il serait plus facile d'expliquer Ă la population si le gouvernement doit rĂ©viser la date d'un assouplissement, croit le Dr Samuel Vessière, professeur adjoint au DĂ©partement de psychiatrie de l’UniversitĂ© ɬŔď·¬.
Radio-Canada. Lire ici
Comment 7500$ peuvent aider un sans-abri?, Dr. Eric Latimer, Radio-Canada
…Quelles sont les bĂ©nĂ©fices et les limites de donner un revenu comme solution Ă l’itinĂ©rance? Est-ce une approche qu’on devrait gĂ©nĂ©raliser et appliquer ailleurs? Le professeur au dĂ©partement de psychiatrie de l’UniversitĂ© ɬŔď·¬ et spĂ©cialiste en Ă©conomie de la santĂ©, Éric Latimer, nous donne son analyse.
Le mystère des plaques amyloïdes, Dr. Judes Poirier, La Presse
Le mystère des plaques amyloïdes
Dr. Gail Myhr elected as Fellow of the Canadian Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies
Dr. Gail Myhr was elected as a Fellow of the Canadian Association of Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies/L’Association Canadienne des Thérapies Cognitives et Comportementales. A Fellow of CACBT-ACTCC is a member who has made a distinguished contribution to the science, practice, training and/or advocacy of cognitive and/or behavioural therapies within the Canadian context. Congratulations Dr. Myhr!
Annual Undergraduate Psychiatry Teaching Award
Congratulations to Dr. Warren Steiner, recipient of the 2021 ɬŔď·¬ Undergraduate Psychiatry Teaching Award! This award is presented by the department to the individual that the graduating class felt had the greatest impact on their psychiatric education during medical school.
New international initiative to study early-life predictors of mental health disorders
The newly established ɬŔ﷬–Douglas–Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry International Collaborative Initiative in Adversity and Mental Health represents the first international effort devoted to understanding the biology behind how early-life adversity can increase the risk of psychiatric disorders over the course of an individual’s life. Led by Dr. Gustavo Turecki, Scientific Director at the Douglas Research Centre and Chair of ɬŔď·¬'s Department of Psychiatry, and by Dr.
Drs. Martin Gignac and CĂ©cile Rousseau featured in Toronto Star
...Dr. Martin Gignac, director of pediatric psychiatry at the Montreal Children’s Hospital, said the facility doesn’t have enough resources to deal with the “wave” of mental health consultation involving children, adding that he is forced to find room for patients on the medical and surgical wards.
Dr. Martin Gignac quoted in Montreal Gazette
Quebec must prioritize mental health of adolescents, pediatricians say
...Over the past few months, the psychiatric department’s eight-patient unit at the Children’s has often been over capacity, which means teenagers with acute suicidal ideation are admitted to surgical or medical units, where they require 24-hour supervision, said Dr. Martin Gignac, the hospital’s Chief of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Dr. Samuel Veissière featured in Psychology Today
Why Some Fear the World Reopening
(By Samuel Paul Veissière) Imagine you’ve been single for a long time. Sure, a part of you would like to have a companion, but the thought of going on a date, telling your life story again, trying to feel comfortable with a new person—it all just fills you with dread.
Psychology Today. Read more